University of Minnesota
Immigration History Research Center
ihrc@umn.edu
612-625-4800


Immigration History Research Center.

The Immigration History Research Center promotes interdisciplinary research on international migration, develops archives documenting immigrant and refugee life, especially in the U.S., and makes specialized scholarship accessible to students, teachers, and the public.

Scholarly Initiatives



Notices

  • SAA Cites "Digitizing Immigrant Letters" for National Award

    The Society of American Archivists (SAA) has selected IHRC's Digitizing Immigrant Letters project team as recipient of the prestigious Philip M. Hamer and Elizabeth Hamer Kegan Award.

    (Continue Reading)May 2nd, 2012
  • Book launch for newly published "Finns in Minnesota"

    The book launch and visual presentation by author Arnold Alanen for Finns in Minnesota will be held Saturday, May 5th at the Minnesota History Center. This volume outlines the contributions and culture of Minnesota's Finnish Americans, perhaps best known for their cooperative ventures, their political involvement, and, of course, their saunas.

    (Continue Reading)April 16th, 2012
  • Visiting Scholar Grant Application Deadline is June 1, 2012

    The Michael G. Karni Scholarship and the Grant in Aid Program support scholars traveling to conduct research in the historical collections at the Immigration History Research Center. Applications on the theme of immigrant communication will be given preference in 2012-2013, and the deadline is June 1, 2012.

    (Continue Reading)April 3rd, 2012

Collections Quick Search

Archives

Finding aids are online guides to the collections in the IHRC Archives.

Digital Sources

Search thousands of photographs, illustrations, texts, and other archival materials selected from the IHRC collections using the UMedia Archive.

Books

IHRC books are catalogued by the University of Minnesota Libraries and their bibliographic records are accessible in the online public access catalogue MNCAT.

Periodicals

Collection Notes

  • IHRC hosting an intern from University College London

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    The IHRC is fortunate to be able to welcome Ego Ahaiwe, graduate student at the UCL's Department of Information Studies.

    (Continue Reading)April 20th, 2012
  • Sheeko Now Online! Hear the Stories of Somali Youth

    Explore the new Sheeko website to hear the voices of Somali youth. Topics include: leaving Somalia, experiences in refugee camps, journeys to the West, living in the Somali diaspora, and adjusting to new places.

    (Continue Reading)February 27th, 2012
  • Selection Guidelines for Potential Donors of Archival Materials

    We invite your comments about the Immigration History Research Center's collection acquisition guidelines. We prioritize acquisitions in order to ensure that we have the resources to preserve and make accessible for future generations a remarkable and distinct group of documents for understanding immigrant experiences. For information about IHRC priorities, please read more.

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